Classic Fights--Kimura vs. Gracie

HeavyT · Jul 29, 2009

Cheers man, good ****! :good

Stoo · Jul 29, 2009

Beebs said: ↑

JJJ is not the same as doing BJJ in Japan. There are obviously excellent grapplers of all types in Japan. I wouldn't call them any better than Brazils, but thats not the point.

I don't think you get the history of all this. JuJutsu was a name for a variety of systems of fighting. Kano developed Judo from this around 1880. Eventually Maeda taught the Gracies Judo, the Gracies tweaked it and called it BJJ. They chose BJJ as the name because of poor relations with the Kodokan, which ran Judo.

So yes, there are a few schools in the world claiming to be Japenese JuJutsu, but they are absolutely worthless unless you happen to live in fuedal Japan. JJJ hasn't produced anything useful to the world since Judo.

I mean really, tell me the best JJJ practioner alive today. Tell me any JJJ practioner alive today. Put them in with the best Japanese BJJ guy, probably Aoki or Kitaoka.

There are however some amazing Jiu Jitsu guys in Japan; the issue is that they are doing Brazillian Jiu Jitsu.
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You make some good points there Beebs mate, thanks for the info. I see your point, and I guess you can argue any sport or martial art has changed since its original inception. I guess my point was the BJJ is an evolution of JJJ, and I just assumed the JJJ would still be in practice, albeit not as popular.
I bet the Japanese make lovely french fries too atsch:yep

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